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[H/T Melian]Ivermectin reached fame as a cure for internal parasites, yet more fame for saving countries such as India from the scourge of the Covid virus, and will likely take its place in cancer treatment. As a paper devoted to ivermectin’s potential in cancer treatment states:Ivermectin, an antiparasitic compound of wide use in veterinary and human medicine, is clearly a strong candidate for repositioning, based on the fact that:It is very safe, causing almost no side-effects other than those caused by the immune and inflammatory responses against the parasite in infected patients, andIt has proven antitumor activity in preclinical studies.The...

(The Center Square) – Doctors would be able to prescribe ivermectin to patients with COVID-19 if a bill advanced by the South Dakota Health and Human Services Committee becomes law. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved ivermectin for treating the virus in humans or animals. The drug is approved "for human use to treat infections caused by some parasitic worms and head lice and skin conditions like rosacea," according to the FDA. The drug is mainly used to treat horses and cattle with parasitic worms. But some have touted the drug as an effective treatment for COVID-19....